I make dudhi halwa using part-skim ricotta cheese instead of Indian khoya/khava/mawa.Dudhi Halwa
Bottlegourd Pudding
Ingredients
2 cups peeled, grated bottlegourd/dudhi/lauki/ghia
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup part skim ricotta cheese
1/2 tsp freshly ground cardamom powder
1 tsp ghee (optional)
7-9 charolis or 1 tbsp doodh masala or almond/pistachio slivers
Method
1. Peel and discard the seeds of the bottlegourd. Grate the gourd.
2. Steam the grated dudhi/gourd, adding 1/2 cup milk in a pressure cooker.
3. Add the steamed dudhi in a saucepan. Add ricotta cheese, sugar.
4. Keep stirring on a low flame till the liquid evaporates. Add ghee if using. Give a quick stir. Switch off the gas.
5. Add charoli or doodh masala and cardamom powder.
6. Serve hot or cold.
Note -
1. You can use more or less sugar based on your preference.
2. I use ricotta cheese when a recipe calls for khoya/khava/mawa. You can most certainly use khoya.
3. For dudhi halwa, my mom always uses charolis for garnish. I use anything from charoli, pista/almonds or doodh masala - whatever is easily accessible in my pantry!
Bottlegourd Pudding
Ingredients
2 cups peeled, grated bottlegourd/dudhi/lauki/ghia
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup part skim ricotta cheese
1/2 tsp freshly ground cardamom powder
1 tsp ghee (optional)
7-9 charolis or 1 tbsp doodh masala or almond/pistachio slivers
Method
1. Peel and discard the seeds of the bottlegourd. Grate the gourd.
2. Steam the grated dudhi/gourd, adding 1/2 cup milk in a pressure cooker.
3. Add the steamed dudhi in a saucepan. Add ricotta cheese, sugar.
4. Keep stirring on a low flame till the liquid evaporates. Add ghee if using. Give a quick stir. Switch off the gas.
5. Add charoli or doodh masala and cardamom powder.
6. Serve hot or cold.
Note -
1. You can use more or less sugar based on your preference.
2. I use ricotta cheese when a recipe calls for khoya/khava/mawa. You can most certainly use khoya.
3. For dudhi halwa, my mom always uses charolis for garnish. I use anything from charoli, pista/almonds or doodh masala - whatever is easily accessible in my pantry!
My dudhi plant is growing in the container garden.
This post is my contribution to Pooja's VoTW - Bottlegourd Event.
21 comments:
Doodhi halwa looks rich and yummy....Ur doodhi plant is sooooo cute....
Lovely post dear, the other day i was thinking abt this halwa
Nice plant you got there . Halwa looks perfect and yummy. Great entry.
Hi Meera,
This looks very appetizing .
My mom still sometimes make this halva ...
such a cutie little Plants.
hugs and smiles
jaya
dudhli in a pot? that's so cool.
Hey..me too use ricotta cheese in dudhi halwa, gajar halwa etc. This looks awesome and u hav plant too great!!!Nice entry for the event!!!
did you get any bottle gourds from your cute plant? Dudhi halwa looks so mouthwatering, Meera! Are you still on vacation?
Sireesha:
Thanks so much. Dudhi plant is growing big and strong now!:-D
Kalva:
Oh, is it? Now help yourself!:-D
Spicytasty:
Thanks. Yes. Plant is nice but not sure if it will bear doodhis. Let's see.
Jaya:
Thanks. Hope you are doing great,
Hugs to you too.
Bee:
I am comfortable with container gardening. Haven't yet ventured into digging soil. Hangover from the terrace/balcony gardening back home. let' see how the plant grows.
Madhavi:
Thanks for your kind words. Ricotta cheese is a quite good substitute, isn't it?
Uma:
The picture was taken some time back. Now the plant has grown big and is spreading spiderman like threads around everything. It has got tons of pretty, white flowers. But I think all the flowers are kind of getting sun-burnt. Haven't noticed any gourd yet!:-(
I think, I am kind of on the vacation still!!!;-) I sure have become lazy in posting a recipe a day!!:-D
Halwa looks great Meera..I love the addition of Ricotta in it..Truly gives it a rich taste..Cute little plants :) and thanx for trying out the Tavshya Bhakri..
That recipe sounds great and easy to try. I tried your Tendlya Talasaniand it turned out yummy! I linked your blog over at mine, hope you don't mind! You can see it here at http://sandhyas.blogspot.com/2008/07/brilliantly-smashing.html
Thank you for sharing your recipes.
Halwa with cheese? very creative :) and it looks yummy!
The halwa looks soo yummy! The addition of riccota cheese in lieu of mava sounds great..i would have thought of that. I need to try it soon! Meera
wow .. dudhi halwa .. i had eaten it very loong ago n had loved it .. yours reminds me of that .. looks good
Halwa looks yummy Meera !!
Lovely small tiny dudhi plant :)!!
Hi Meera - How r u? Long time since i stopped by anyones blog.. just getting on it again!
Nice Halwa. Its one of my Favourites. I used to make it completely out of milk, just like Gajar ka halwa.
Dudhi halva looks very delicious, Meera & very nice idea to plant dudhi in a pot
I thought i left commnet here earlier too , dont see one now.
you reminded me of my mom, she makes the same way with the same color in final dish. I dont like sweet dish much , so I never ate it much. though I really miss everything made by Mom too much :(.
This one is really good..the mild flavor of lauki is perfect to make halwas..lovely entry meera :)
how long do you steam the dudhi in pressure cooker? also do you give whistles? or just steam without whistle?
thanks
Bliss:
I generally use 2 whistles for dudhi. If you do not want whistles, you can steam for up to 20 minutes. Also, you can cook it without using pressure cooker too.
hmm. very delicious & yuummmy. thanks for sharing.
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